On this episode I am delighted to be joined by Cinematographer Karim Hussain! We talk Visual Language, defending provocative art (literally), and how he works with bold performers.
Karim Hussain csc was born in Ottawa, Canada. A cinematographer who loves to work in all genres, he is particularly passionate and knowledgeable about the horror, sci-fi and action genres.
Starting very young shooting short movies on Super-8 film, he began his first 16mm underground feature at the age of 19, that ultimately was completed after 6 ½ years of hard work, him doing many of the important positions on it, including directing, writing, editing, sound editing, production and of course cinematography. After collaborating on the early years of the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal and helping make it an international premiere festival, he embarked on his second and third feature, where as well many hats were worn, the films circulating widely on the genre film circuit. He also worked as a screenwriter in Spain. Hussain then decided to fully concentrate on the cinematography aspects of his career, as that was the part of filmmaking that made him most passionate, as well as close collaboration with others.
Working very intricately with his directors on the visuals of his projects, his subsequent productions have played around the world to great acclaim, and screened in such film festivals as the Sundance Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival, the Toronto Film Festival, SXSW Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival and many, many more.
Hussain’s goal is to continue to collaborate with his directors and production teams in delivering visually stunning, innovative projects that get noticed.
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